Oakley contacted me through email in March to schedule her October Avenue of the Giants elopement. We corresponded through email, so I was really excited to meet them on the day of their elopement. We met at the perfect little redwood grove. We picked a spot in the middle of some clovers, surrounded by ancient majestic redwood trees. The sun showed its face to add a magical element to the photos. Their ceremony was officiated by Dana Hope and it was perfect. After they exchanged vows, we made our way around the redwood forest shooting more couple photos. Elopements are favorite of mine as they are all about the couple, and the typical wedding day stress is non- existent. It is about the joining of two people and their love for each other. There is just something special about elopements!

Mai and Chris wanted to have their engagement session take place in the beautiful Redwoods of Humboldt County. We met at the Chimney Tree along the Avenue of the Giants, near Miranda and stopped at a couple of different spots to take some romantic images.This shoot was in February, so it was a very COLD, /WET day in the dark Redwoods, but you wouldn’t know it by these photographs. Mai hid it very well! We ended the session in a cozy little warm spot to get a few brighter images to add variety to their engagement portfolio. Variety is the spice of life right? They were complete naturals in front of the camera. As you can tell, they are so in love and I am so excited to shoot their Ferndale wedding this summer.